Summary
For three full decades, on television and in film, actor William Shatner has portrayed one of the legendary heroes of science fiction: James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the Starship Enterprise. Although Kirk was believed to have perished at the conclusion of Star Trek Generations, his amazing literary resurrection led to an acclaimed trilogy of national bestsellers, The Ashes of Eden, The Return, and Avenger.
Now William Shatner again brings his unique blend of talents as actor, writer, director, and producer to the conclusion of the new trilogy begun with Spectre and continuing with Dark Victory, as two men -- and two universes -- never meant to meet are drawn closer together toward an inevitable and destructive reaction....
The deadly and tyrannical Emperor Tiberius, formerly captain of the I.S.S. Enterprise, had great success turning captured alien weaponry to his advantage, but his failed attempt to seize the tantalizing advances of the ancient First Federation has always rankled him. In the more peaceful universe of the United Federation of Planets, Tiberius sees his second chance. And a new ally will help him take it -- the counterpart for whom he has nothing but contempt, the man whose U.S.S. Enterprise made first contact with the First Federation: Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk.
Honorable, idealistic, and decent, James T. Kirk is many things Tiberius is not. But he is also a man deeply in love with his wife -- and Teilani is dying. To save her life, Kirk will compromise his ideals and enter into his most dangerous alliance yet.
Pursued by Captain Jean-Luc Picard and a new generation of Starfleet heroes, Kirk will guide Tiberius to a long-abandoned First Federation base. There, he expects to find a source of power so great it will enable Tiberius to conquer the mirror universe -- and his own.
But on their journey Kirk will uncover long-hidden secrets about the past that raise the stakes far beyond the mere survival of Kirk's family and friends to nothing less than the continued existence of the universe.
At the heart of their quest, something else is waiting: an object from a civilization whose technology is far more advanced than any Kirk or Tiberius could expect to acquire, placed there for Kirk's eyes only by the mysterious aliens who appear to have influenced life within the galaxy over eons of time -- a message from the Preservers....
Reviews
In the aftermath of his wedding with Teilani, Kirk is forced to join forces with his mirror-counterpart, Tiberius, or else Teilani will be killed.
Good. Sad Ending.
Information
The sixth Shatnerverse novel.
References
Characters
- James T. Kirk
- Spock
- Leonard H. McCoy
- Montgomery Scott
- Jean-Luc Picard
- William Riker
- Beverly Crusher
- Deanna Troi
- Data
- Geordi La Forge
- James T. Kirk (mirror)
- Spock (mirror)
- Teilani
- Christine MacDonald
- Andrea M'Benga
- Zefram Sloane
- T'Serl
- Lept
External Links
- [1]
- Preserver (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Template:William Shatner Trek Novels
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Previous novel: Vulcan's Heart |
TOS novels | Next novel: The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 |
chronological order | ||
Previous Adventure: Dark Victory (Part Two) |
Next Adventure: Latent Image | |
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2375. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in six other timeframes: | ||
Previous Adventure: Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang |
2375 Chapters 5-11 |
Next Adventure: Gravity |
Previous Adventure: Think Tank |
2375 Chapters 12-18 |
Next Adventure: A Song Well Sung |
Previous Adventure: Someone to Watch Over Me |
2375 Chapters 19-37 |
Next Adventure: The Dogs of War |
Previous Adventure: Final Entry 18th entry |
2375 Chapter 38, Epilogue |
Next Adventure: Relativity |
Previous Adventure: Almost... But Not Quite Section 1 |
2063 Chapter 39 |
Next Adventure: Federation 2065 |
Previous Adventure: All Good Things... 2395 |
2400 The Ashes of Eden |
Next Adventure: The Fall of Terok Nor 2400 |